Evaporation heat transfer characteristics of a grooved heat pipe with micro-trapezoidal grooves

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 2905-2911

  Jiao, A J ^a   Ma, H B ^a   Critser, J K ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective thermal conductivity; Heat pipe; Thin film evaporation

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THIN FILMS;

CAPILLARY LIMITATION; EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THIN FILM EVAPORATION;

HEAT PIPES;

CONTACT ANGLE; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT PIPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THIN FILMS;

EID: 34247470637     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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